2012 IIHF INTERNATIONAL YOUTH COACHING SYMPOSIUM, HELSINKI, FINLAND

The 2012 IIHF International Youth Coaching Symposium will take place May 4-6, 2012 during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Helsinki, Finland. The seminar is organized by International Ice Hockey Federation, together with Finnish Ice Hockey Association, World Championship Organizing Committee, and International Ice Hockey Centre of Excellence.

The themes of the seminar are based on the fundamentals of Finnish ice hockey – Game sense, Character, and Skating. The seminar, aimed at youth coaches, will also cover the subjects of talent, learning, and teaching. These themes are examined by Finnish and international top speakers such as talent researcher Kari Uusikylä, former scout and executive vice president of St. Louis Blues and current CEO of Jokerit; Jarmo Kekäläinen, and Tommi Pärmäkoski, a trainer of F1 driver Sebastian Vettel.

Price includes:- Seminar lectures (see the detailed program >>)- Access to seminar materials in the Hockey Centre website- Participants material package- Lunch and coffee during the seminar days- BLR-FIN game shown in the night club of Sokos Hotel Presidentti- Tickets to the World Championship games CAN-USA, FIN-SVK, SUI-BLR in Hartwall Arena

Accommodation

Seminar participants have an opportunity to reserve accommodation in Sokos Hotel Presidentti for the price of:

95€ for two nights in a double room190€ for two nights in a single room

Sokos Hotel Presidentti is a busy congress hotel locating in Helsinki city center. It is located just next to the Kamppi shopping center and only 5 minutes away from Helsinki main railway station, from where it takes only 10 minutes to get to the Harwall Arena.